March, 2018

March, 2018

Events in the Next 7 Days

This year's Susan Draper White Lectures in Women's Studies celebrate the 1993 Re-Imagining conference, which sparked a national debate on feminist theology. On March 19, Mary Farrell Bednarowski, the conference's first keynote speaker, will reflect on where we've been since the conference and where we're going in the era of the Women's March and #metoo. On March 20, Mary will explore "What Persisting Looks Like" with panelists Sherry Jordan, Sara Wilhelm Garbers, and Pamela Ayo Yetunde. Admission is free but limited.

Born in 1958 in Los Angeles, Kenny Scharf's ambition as a professional artist is to maintain the course that he set thirty years ago by establishing his work in the fields of painting, sculpture, and performance. Every project he undertakes builds on his past experiences. His original approach is unchanged; it is a personal challenge to produce the best work possible every time. One very important and guiding principle to his work is to reach out beyond the elitist boundaries of fine art and connect to popular culture through his art. His personal ambition has always been to live the example. See more at kennyscharf.com.

Do you have a plan for what to do when your business grows beyond the point where you can handle it all on your own? “Growing pains” are a good thing to have, but it’s even better to know when and how to hire, what kind of help you need, and what you need to do to make sure all your bases are covered. Join us for a chance to ask questions, hear examples from others who have gone through the process, and ultimately develop your own hiring roadmap for when the time comes.

This time-honored tale of seduction and bitter revenge is boldly imagined in this new production. The disfigured jester Rigoletto must do everything in his power to protect his innocent daughter from the lecherous Duke of Mantua before she falls into his clutches. Brimming with rich melodies and featuring the famous aria “La donna è mobile,” Rigoletto tragically unfurls as it races toward its devastating conclusion.

Internationally celebrated artist Lily Yeh believes in the healing power of the arts to shift our way of seeing ourselves and our lives. Along with her collaborators, she transforms physical spaces that have experienced poverty and trauma to reflect the hopes and dreams of their neighborhood residents through beautiful mosaics, murals, sculptures, and landscaping. As founder and executive director of the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia from 1986 to 2004, she helped create a national model in creative place-making and community building through the arts. In 2002, Yeh pursued her work internationally, founding Barefoot Artists, Inc., to bring the transformative power of art to impoverished communities around the globe through participatory, multifaceted projects that foster community empowerment, improve the physical environment, promote economic development and preserve indigenous art and culture. In addition to within the United States, she has also carried out projects in countries including Kenya, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Rwanda, China, Taiwan, Ecuador, Syria, Republic of Georgia, Haiti, and Palestine. See more at barefootartists.org. Lily Yeh’s talk is part of the Next Generation of Parks Lecture Series presented by the Minneapolis Parks Foundation in partnership with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the University of Minnesota Department of Landscape Architecture, and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Friday, March 23, 2018: Andria Hickey, curator at the Museum of
Contemporary Art Cleveland, in conversation with Pao Houa Her and
Caroline Kent ?
The discussion series is held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in their Pillsbury Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Events are free and open to the public but tickets are required. Reserve tickets in advance at http://ticket.artsmia.org
The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), on behalf of the McKnight Foundation and co-presented by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, is pleased to announce the McKnight Visual Artist Discussion Series, featuring the 2016 McKnight Visual Artist Fellows in conversation with four nationally-renown art curators and critics.
?The McKnight Visual Artist Fellowships program is a highly competitive fellowship that identifies talented Minnesota visual artists whose work is of exceptional artistic merit and who are at a career stage that is beyond emerging. The fellowship program supports established artists by providing significant financial assistance, by creating opportunities to meet with local and national art professionals, by organizing a McKnight Discussion Series featuring the fellows and invited critics, and by working with the fellows to create an individualized professional development plan.
The fellowship program spans two years. During the first year, the eight fellows invite six nationally recognized critics into their studios for in depth conversations on their work. In the second year of the program, the fellows ask four critics back to the Twin Cities for a public panel discussion. The discussion series pairs one critic with two McKnight Visual Artist Fellows and offers the audience an opportunity to learn more about the fellowship recipients as well as how their work intersects with broader contemporary art ideas and concerns.
For more information about the McKnight Visual Artist Discussion Series, please contact Kerry Morgan, director of gallery and exhibition programs at MCAD, at 612.874.3667 or gallery@mcad.edu.

The Singers Present Rarely Heard Choral Symphony With Guest Conductor Matthew Olson
With 17 distinct voice parts and the interweaving of a dozen foreign languages, Path of Miracles by British composer Joby Talbot is already widely viewed as a choral masterwork of the 21st century. The four-movement a cappella composition explores the history of the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain – a pilgrimage walked by thousands of people each year dating back to 900 CE. The Twin Cities’ professional chorus, The Singers, present performances on March 24th and 25th.
The Singers Assistant Conductor Matthew J Olson guest conducts the ensemble. In August, Olson traveled to London to meet with Talbot in order to learn more about the evolution of the composition and its challenges before then hiking the final 150km of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. He shares that the journey was one both deeply spiritual and educational: “The opportunity to walk the same footpath as millions of human beings over the course of one thousand years was such a humbling experience of human connection. After walking 15 miles each day, I then studied Joby’s brilliant score each night while lodging in the same ancient villages depicted throughout the composition’s historical libretto.”
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Matthew Culloton, The Singers were one of the first professional American choirs to perform Path of Miracles. Since those concerts in 2012, the work has been the chorus’ most requested composition by audience members and rostered singers alike.
For more information on the concerts, please visit:
http://www.singersmca.org
For inquiries regarding press photos, biographies, and requests for interviews with composer Joby Talbot or guest conductor Matthew Olson, please contact Operations Manager, Eeva Savolainen at office@singersmca.org or (651) 917 – 1948.

What's better than a pancake breakfast? An ART PANCAKE breakfast! heARTS is putting a spin on the classic to raise money for our studio scholarship program so that ALL members of our community can participate in our space.
For the minimum donation, you'll get all-you-can-eat:
- classic pancakes
- toppings bar
- fruit salad
- juice and coffee
For an extra $2, you can make your own art pancakes, or choose from our preselected designs and we'll make it for you!
Suggested donation:
Kids - $3
Teens/Seniors - $5
Adults - $6
We'll also be hosting our very first Abandoned Art Sale. You can purchase almost finished work for your walls and incomplete art that inspires your creative spirit.
We will accept cash and cards at the door.
https://www.facebook.com/events/155134188479839/
www.courageous-hearts.org

Ever wondered what it would be like to live without electricity and modern appliances? This is an opportunity to visit an Amish home, get to know your hostess and learn how to bake bread in a wood fired stove. After the bread is baked and the butter made, you will enjoy the freshly made bread and butter with a warm beverage. Take home a loaf of fresh baked bread and get to know our local Amish community. The class meets at Eagle Bluff and travels via Eagle Bluff van to the Amish home.
Note: The Amish do not allow photos to be taken or names to be published. Travel time is included at beginning and end of class. Preregistration required.

Raku firing is an exciting ceramics firing technique. It involves quickly heating a piece of pottery, removing it from the kiln when the glaze has melted and placing it in a bucket of wood shavings which can be explosive! Ceramic artist, Laremy Ellsworth, will cover the process of Raku firing from preparing the piece for glazing to cleaning it after the firing. You’ll also cover glazes and how the different glazes, put through this process, result in different effects and the creation of unique pieces. You will leave class with your unique work of art. After participating in this class you are sure to understand why Raku translates to ‘enjoyment’. Preregistration required.

In this two-day workshop we will explore more advanced mosaic techniques, materials and ideas. Delving into Andamento (the LINE), which is king in the advanced mosaic teachings. Concepts of color theory and mosaic history will be covered.
You will be asked to bring an idea/plan for a larger mosaic project, which we will discuss prior to the workshop. It could be something for your outdoor garden, a piece of furniture or an image you want to work on for your home. The workshop will give you a start towards completing a larger piece that you will be proud to own and share. Some possible project ideas … mailbox, house number, birdhouse, gazing ball, etc.
Two weeks prior to the workshop Deb will contact you to discuss your project and both of you can be prepared to make the most of your workshop time together.
Note: A suggested prerequisite for this class is the Mosaic Basics class. Class size is limited to 8. Please bring your design idea, suitable substrate, an open mind and a BIG Smile! Warning: Mosaic Art may be addictive; your life will not be the same! Preregistration required.

Are you interested in growing one of the most popular mushrooms consumed world-wide? This class helps you get started and sends you home with knowledge, handouts, and an inoculated shiitake log. You will learn how to select shiitake logs, choose spawn, use equipment, and more! Class begins with a presentation and then relocates to inoculate logs. Growing and marketing considerations will be discussed. Preregistration required.

Come support the next generation of comic artists at the Twin Cities Independent Comics Expo 2018! Held every year at the Minneapolis College of Art in their college center on the second floor, TWICE is an exclusive chance to support current MCAD students directly. A family-friendly comics event with prices ranging from 50 cents to fifty dollars, there's something for everyone. As a student-organized event, all of your money will go directly to the pocket of the artist you're giving it to. Comics, books, prints, commissions, pins and more will be available from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 24th. Come one come all and celebrate the arts at MCAD!

Ever wanted to learn how to make your own pasta? Do you look at your boxed store bought noodles and think “How are these made?” Well here is your chance to learn pasta making skills from an Amish cook! This is an opportunity to visit an Amish home, get to know your hostess and learn how to make your very own pasta noodles. Take home a bag of freshly made noodles and get to know our local Amish community. The class meets at Eagle Bluff and travels via Eagle Bluff van to the Amish home.
Note: The Amish do not allow photos to be taken or names to be published. Travel time is included at beginning and end of class. Preregistration required.

If she accuses him, who will believe her? Theatre Unbound presents the world premiere of a text freshly restored by director Kate Powers to come closer than ever to what scholars believe Shakespeare originally wrote. Experience the #metoo story of Shakespeare’s time as only The Women’s Theatre can present it.

This time-honored tale of seduction and bitter revenge is boldly imagined in this new production. The disfigured jester Rigoletto must do everything in his power to protect his innocent daughter from the lecherous Duke of Mantua before she falls into his clutches. Brimming with rich melodies and featuring the famous aria “La donna è mobile,” Rigoletto tragically unfurls as it races toward its devastating conclusion.

This time-honored tale of seduction and bitter revenge is boldly imagined in this new production. The disfigured jester Rigoletto must do everything in his power to protect his innocent daughter from the lecherous Duke of Mantua before she falls into his clutches. Brimming with rich melodies and featuring the famous aria “La donna è mobile,” Rigoletto tragically unfurls as it races toward its devastating conclusion.

The Singers Present Rarely Heard Choral Symphony With Guest Conductor Matthew Olson
With 17 distinct voice parts and the interweaving of a dozen foreign languages, Path of Miracles by British composer Joby Talbot is already widely viewed as a choral masterwork of the 21st century. The four-movement a cappella composition explores the history of the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain – a pilgrimage walked by thousands of people each year dating back to 900 CE. The Twin Cities’ professional chorus, The Singers, present performances on March 24th and 25th.
The Singers Assistant Conductor Matthew J Olson guest conducts the ensemble. In August, Olson traveled to London to meet with Talbot in order to learn more about the evolution of the composition and its challenges before then hiking the final 150km of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. He shares that the journey was one both deeply spiritual and educational: “The opportunity to walk the same footpath as millions of human beings over the course of one thousand years was such a humbling experience of human connection. After walking 15 miles each day, I then studied Joby’s brilliant score each night while lodging in the same ancient villages depicted throughout the composition’s historical libretto.”
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Matthew Culloton, The Singers were one of the first professional American choirs to perform Path of Miracles. Since those concerts in 2012, the work has been the chorus’ most requested composition by audience members and rostered singers alike.
For more information on the concerts, please visit:
http://www.singersmca.org
For inquiries regarding press photos, biographies, and requests for interviews with composer Joby Talbot or guest conductor Matthew Olson, please contact Operations Manager, Eeva Savolainen at office@singersmca.org or (651) 917 – 1948.

If she accuses him, who will believe her? Theatre Unbound presents the world premiere of a text freshly restored by director Kate Powers to come closer than ever to what scholars believe Shakespeare originally wrote. Experience the #metoo story of Shakespeare’s time as only The Women’s Theatre can present it.